Aussie man denies murder charge over teen’s death
An Australian man pleaded not guilty in court to charges of murder and concealment of a body in connection with the death of a teenage girl in an eastern Thai tourist city, officials said.
More than 20 senators accused of election fraud
The Election Commission accused 26 sitting senators of colluding to rig the last Senate election, an alleged vote-buying scandal that has sparked protests and could see them jailed.
Potential diabetes cure for pets
Researchers at Chulalongkorn University transformed canine fat tissue into functional insulin-producing cells, paving the way for a lasting cure for pet diabetes.
Wall between warring neighbours goes up
A concrete fence topped with looping barbed wire runs for a kilometre along the Thai-Cambodia border, punctuated only by marker stones erected during French colonial times.
Sex, lies and fall from grace
POLICE said they arrested a senior Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling US$2.8mil (RM11.3mil) intended for his monastery, alongside a suspected female accomplice he was having sex with.
An uphill hunt for wildlife traffickers
Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.
Policeman who allegedly killed wife surrenders after standoff
A POLICE officer who allegedly gunned down his wife at the kindergarten where she was a teacher in eastern Thailand surrendered after an overnight standoff with authorities, officials said.
Probe launched into Briton’s penis enlargement death
Authorities said they are investigating a Bangkok clinic where a Nigerian-born British businessman and influencer underwent a penis enlargement procedure that led to his death.
Dozens of S. Koreans arrested in scam centre bust
THAI authorities arrested 12 South Koreans and a Chinese national accused of running a scam call centre from a high-end rented house south of Bangkok, police said.
Policeman kills teacher wife outside classroom
A police officer shot dead his teacher wife at the kindergarten where she worked in Thailand but all the children are safe, officials said.
